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Space Threats Episode 4: Kinetic Energy Weapons

Space Systems Command

Sept. 10, 2024 | 1:56

KINETIC ENERGY WEAPONS
Space Threats Episode 4 of 6-part series.

Modern-day Space Threats Are Real—and Here. Unfortunately, these Space Threats are no longer Science Fiction—they're NOW Science Fact. Everyday, we secure our Nation’s interests in, from, and to Space. Discover More About Space Threats...

Did you know space debris from kinetic energy weapons can cause catastrophic damage to orbiting satellites and disrupt capabilities critical to our national security? The #SpaceForce was created five years ago, on December 20, 2019, to combat these and other modern day space threats. In part four of Space Systems Command's animated space threats series, we visualize the dynamics behind a kinetic energy attack in space. #USSF5 #SpaceThreats